Vegetables · IFCT 2017
Bitter gourd, jagged, teeth ridges, elongate
Kakarakaya in Telugu, karela in Hindi
- Energy
- 21 kcal
- Protein
- 1.44 g
- Carbs
- 2.82 g
- Fat
- 0.24 g
Per 100 g, as IFCT 2017 lists it.1
100 g gives you
- 27%of the day’s folate
- 72%of the day’s vitamin C
- 15%of the day’s fibre
- 12%of the day’s selenium
Nutrition facts
Percentages are of the daily target for a woman of 30, lightly active.2
Per 100 g
Energy
- Energy20.8 kcal1%
Carbohydrates
- Carbohydrate2.82 g1%
- Fibre3.78 g15%
- Soluble fibre0.68 g
Fats
- Fat0.24 g<1%
- Saturated fat limit0.14 g<1% of limit
- Monounsaturated fat0.01 g
- Polyunsaturated fat0.04 g
- Omega-60.02 g<1%
- Omega-30.02 g2%
- EPA + DHA0 mg
- Cholesterol limit0 mg
Protein and amino acids
- Protein1.44 g3%
- Histidine50.8 mg8%
- Isoleucine68.3 mg6%
- Leucine107 mg5%
- Lysine88.3 mg8%
- Methionine + cystine35.9 mg6%
- Phenylalanine + tyrosine106 mg13%
- Threonine69.6 mg17%
- Tryptophan18.4 mg9%
- Valine93.5 mg12%
Vitamins
- Vitamin A10.2 µg1%
- Vitamin B10.05 mg4%
- Vitamin B20.04 mg2%
- Vitamin B30.27 mg2%
- Vitamin B50.33 mg7%
- Vitamin B60.05 mg3%
- Biotin5.76 µg14%
- Folate60.3 µg27%
- Vitamin B120 µg0%
- Vitamin C46.5 mg72%
- Vitamin D0 µg0%
- Vitamin E0.03 mg<1%
- Vitamin K4.55 µg8%
Minerals
- Calcium21.4 mg2%
- Chromium14 µg28%
- Copper0.09 mg5%
- IodineNot in the source data
- Iron1.15 mg4%
- Magnesium32.1 mg9%
- Manganese0.25 mg6%
- Molybdenum4 µg9%
- Phosphorus44.9 mg4%
- Potassium326 mg9%
- Selenium4.97 µg12%
- Sodium limit13.1 mg<1% of limit
- Zinc0.31 mg2%
Details
Where the numbers come from, and what the food is called.
Names
- Telugukakarakaya
- Hindikarela
- Tamilpavakkai
- Kannadahagalakayi
- Malayalampavakka
- Scientific nameMomordica charantia
Household measures
- 1 medium katoriMedium (200 ml) katori, DGI 2024 household measure100 g
Source
- TableIFCT 2017
- Food codeD004
- Nutrients with no valueIodine
Used in 4 dishes
Andhra dishes first, then the ones that use the most. Grams are for one standard serving of the dish, weighed raw.
- Andhra · CurryKakarakaya palli kuraBitter gourd with roasted peanut114 g in one serving
- Andhra · CurryKakarakaya vepuduStir-fried Bitter gourd114 g in one serving
- Andhra · MainKakarakaya pulusuBitter gourd in tamarind gravy105 g in one serving
- Pan-Indian · CurryKarela masala sabziSpiced bitter gourd with onion and tomato86 g in one serving